Brake-hanger.



W. P. KIESEL, JR.

BRAKE HANGER. APPLICATION TILED SEPT. so, 1913.

1 ,098,808, 8 Patented June 2,1914.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2, 191st.

Application filed September 30,1913. Serial No. 792,633.

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, WILLTAM F. limsnn, J12, a citizen of the United States, residing at Altoona, in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BrakeHangers, of which the following is a specification.

'This invention relates to car brakes, and more particularly to improved means for providing an automatic adjustment for the brake head whereby'the latterwill be held out of contact with the car wheel, when released, and will also automatically adjust itself for wear of the brake shoe and the wheel. l

The invention also has for one of its objects the provision of improved means for preventing the brake head from rattling.

The novel features of the invention will be apparent from the following description, taken in connectlon wlth the accompanying drawing, in whlchz Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a car wheel and the brake therefor. Flg. 2 is a fragmentary side elevatlon of the brake lever, the brake head being shown in broken lines. 1F ig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 1 is an elevation of my improvement-with the brake lever and brake head shown in broken lines.

Referring to'the drawings, 10 indicates the car wheel, 11 a portion of the car truck,

and 12 a vertically arranged brake lever which: is pivoted to the truck at 13. The brake lever 12 has its lower end arranged between the side walls 18 and 141 of the brake head 15, the lever being connected with the side walls by means of a pivot pin 16. The brake head 15 carries thc usual brake shoe17, and thewalls 13 and 1 1 have extensions 18 at their upper ends. The brake lever 12 is actuated by means of the usual brake rod 19. j i

It will be evident from Fig; 1 that it is essential to provide means for holding the brake head so that it will not turn on the pivot pin 16 when the brake is released, otherwise the upper end of the brake shoe 17 would bear against the wheel and be subject to wear and also rattle. In order to against turning movement on the pin 16 under the influence of gravity, and at the same time permit the brake head to adjust itself to wear of the wheel and brake shoe. The springs also prevent rattling of the brake head, and the side walls 13 and 1 1 of the brake head protect the springs.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: i

1. In a car brake, the combination of a brake head having spaced side walls, a vertically arranged lever having its lower end between said walls and pivoted thereto, and spring means arranged between said walls at a point remote from said pivot and for1ning an automatically adjusting connection between the lever and the head above the pivotal connection therebetween.

2. In a car brake, the combination of a brake head having spaced side walls, a vertically arranged lever having its lower end between said walls and pivoted thereto, and a leaf spring arranged between said lever and the inner side of one of said walls above the pivotal connection therebetween and forming an automatically adjusting connection between the lever and the head.

3. In a car brake, the combination of a brake head having spaced side walls, a ver-.

tically arranged lever having its lower-end between said walls and pivoted thereto, and

leaf springs arranged on opposite sides of said lever between said walls at a point remote from the pivotal connection therebetween and forming an automatically adjust. ing connection between; the lever and the head. v m

4. In a car brake, the combination of a brake head having spaced side walls, averv Q I 1,698,808-

' tically arranged lever having its lower end ln-testimony whereof I afilx my signature between said walls and pivoted thereto, and in presence of two witnesses,

leaf springs secured on opposite sides of said lever at a point remote from the pivotal WILLIAM KIESEM connection and engaging the inner sides of WVitnesses:

said wzrlls the walls being corrugated Where I J. C. STORM, engaged by the springs. W. R. FORSTER; 

